DSDS Wi-Fi calling enhancements

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for enhancement of Wi-Fi calling for DSDS user equipment devices (UEs). The UE may register a first connection supported by a first SIM with IMS for VoWiFi based on a determination to prefer VoWiFi for the first SIM. The first SIM may be associated with a first subscription to a first RAN. The UE may include a second SIM that may be associated with a second subscription to a second RAN. The UE may register a second connection associated with the second SIM with the IMS for VoWiFi and/or VoLTE and initiate/receive, via the first connection supported by the first SIM, a VoWiFi call. A recommendation to handover the VoWiFi call from Wi-Fi to cellular data may be received and, based, at least in part, on the recommendation, the UE may register a second connection associated with the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A user equipment device (UE), comprising:
 at least one antenna; 
 at least one radio, wherein the at least one radio is configured to perform cellular communication using at least one radio access technology (RAT); 
 a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs), wherein a first SIM of the plurality of SIMs is associated with a first subscription to a first radio access network (RAN), and wherein a second SIM of the plurality of SIMs is associated with a second subscription to a second RAN; and 
 one or more processors coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the one or more processors and the at least one radio are configured to perform voice and/or data communications; 
 wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE to:
 register a first connection associated with the first SIM with an Internet protocol (IP) Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) for voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) based on a determination to prefer VoWiFi for the first SIM; 
 initiate or receive, via the connection associated with the first SIM, a VoWiFi call; 
 receive, based on a degradation in a Wi-Fi signal, a recommendation to handover the VoWiFi call from Wi-Fi to cellular data, wherein the first RAN supports Mobility and Multihoming extension to Internet Key Exchange version 2 IKEv2 (MOBIKE), wherein the recommendation to handover the VoWiFi call from Wi-Fi to cellular data is based on an adjusted signal strength threshold, and wherein the adjusted signal strength threshold increases the probability of recommending handover from Wi-Fi to cellular data based on the first RAN supporting MOBIKE; and 
 based, at least in part, on the recommendation, register the second SIM for interworking wireless local area network (IWLAN) over cellular data. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The UE of  claim 1 ,
 wherein, when the first RAN supports voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), the one or more processors are further configured to handover the VoWiFi call to VoLTE. 
 
     
     
       3. The UE of  claim 2 ,
 wherein, to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data, the one or more processors are further configured to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data using cellular data associated with the first SIM. 
 
     
     
       4. The UE of  claim 1 ,
 wherein, when the first RAN does not support voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) and the second RAN does support VoLTE, the one or more processors are further configured to upgrade the second SIM to VoLTE. 
 
     
     
       5. The UE of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 register the second SIM with the IMS for voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE). 
 
 
     
     
       6. The UE of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 register the second SIM with the IMS for VoWiFi. 
 
 
     
     
       7. The UE of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second RAN supports MOBIKE; 
 wherein, when the first RAN supports voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), the one or more processors are further configured to handover the VoWiFi call to VoLTE; and 
 wherein, to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data, the one or more processors are further configured to register the second SIM for IWLAN via MOBIKE using cellular data associated with the first SIM. 
 
     
     
       8. The UE of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second RAN supports Mobility and Multihoming extension to Internet Key Exchange version 2 IKEv2 (MOBIKE) and the first RAN does not support MOBIKE; 
 wherein, when the first RAN supports voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), the one or more processors are further configured to handover the VoWiFi call to VoLTE; and 
 wherein, to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data, the one or more processors are further configured to register the second SIM for IWLAN via MOBIKE using cellular data associated with the second SIM. 
 
     
     
       9. An apparatus, comprising:
 a memory; and 
 a processing element in communication with the memory, wherein the processing element is configured to:
 register a first connection associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) with an Internet protocol (IP) Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) for voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) based on a determination to prefer VoWiFi for the first SIM, wherein the first SIM is associated with a first subscription to a first radio access network (RAN); 
 initiate or receive, via the first connection associated with the first SIM, a VoWiFi call; 
 receive, based on a degradation in a Wi-Fi signal, a recommendation to handover the VoWiFi call from Wi-Fi to cellular data, wherein the first RAN supports Mobility and Multihoming extension to Internet Key Exchange version 2 IKEv2 (MOBIKE), wherein the recommendation to handover the VoWiFi call from Wi-Fi to cellular data is based on an adjusted signal strength threshold, and wherein the adjusted signal strength threshold increases the probability of recommending handover from Wi-Fi to cellular data based on the first RAN supporting MOBIKE; and 
 based, at least in part, on the recommendation, register a second connection associated with a second SIM for interworking wireless local area network (IWLAN) over cellular data, wherein the second SIM is associated with a second subscription to a second RAN. 
 
 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 9 ,
 wherein, when the first RAN supports voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), the processing element is further configured to handover the VoWiFi call to VoLTE. 
 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 10 ,
 wherein, to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data, the processing element is further configured to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data using cellular data associated with the first SIM. 
 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of  claim 9 ,
 wherein, when the first RAN does not support voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) and the second RAN does support VoLTE, the processing element is further configured to upgrade the second SIM to VoLTE. 
 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 9 ,
 wherein the processing element is further configured to:
 register the second SIM with the IMS for voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE). 
 
 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 9 ,
 wherein the processing element is further configured to:
 register the second SIM with the IMS for VoWiFi. 
 
 
     
     
       15. A non-transitory computer readable memory medium storing program instructions executable by processing circuitry to cause a user equipment device (UE) to:
 register a first connection associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) with an Internet protocol (IP) Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) for voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) based on a determination to prefer VoWiFi for the first SIM, wherein the first SIM is associated with a first subscription to a first radio access network (RAN); 
 initiate or receive, via the first connection associated with the first SIM, a VoWiFi call; 
 receive, based on a degradation in a Wi-Fi signal, a recommendation to handover the VoWiFi call from Wi-Fi to cellular data, wherein the first RAN supports Mobility and Multihoming extension to Internet Key Exchange version 2 IKEv2 (MOBIKE), wherein the recommendation to handover the VoWiFi call from Wi-Fi to cellular data is based on an adjusted signal strength threshold, and wherein the adjusted signal strength threshold increases the probability of recommending handover from Wi-Fi to cellular data based on the first RAN supporting MOBIKE; and 
 based, at least in part, on the recommendation, register a second connection associated with a second SIM for interworking wireless local area network (IWLAN) over cellular data, wherein the second SIM is associated with a second subscription to a second RAN. 
 
     
     
       16. The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the second RAN supports MOBIKE; 
 wherein, when the first RAN supports voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), the program instructions are further configured to handover the VoWiFi call to VoLTE; and 
 wherein, to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data, the program instructions are further configured to register the second SIM for IWLAN via MOBIKE using cellular data associated with the first SIM. 
 
     
     
       17. The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the second RAN supports MOBIKE and the first RAN does not support MOBIKE; 
 wherein, when the first RAN supports voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), the program instructions are further configured to handover the VoWiFi call to VoLTE; and 
 wherein, to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data, the program instructions are further configured to register the second SIM for IWLAN via MOBIKE using cellular data associated with the second SIM. 
 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of  claim 15 
 wherein, when the first RAN supports voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE), the program instructions are further configured to handover the VoWiFi call to VoLTE. 
 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of  claim 15 
 wherein, to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data, the program instructions are further configured to register the second SIM for IWLAN over cellular data using cellular data associated with the first SIM. 
 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of  claim 15 
 wherein, when the first RAN does not support voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) and the second RAN does support VoLTE, the program instructions are further configured to upgrade the second SIM to VoLTE.